Posts tagged Jerry Mitchell

Microsoft selects MCIR for program to preserve journalism

The Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting will be part of Microsoft’s new pilot program, aimed at preserving local journalism.

MCIR NewsKatherine MitchellOctober 7, 2020MCIR News, Jerry Mitchell, Microsoft, pilot program, preserving local journalism, Mississippi Delta, The Clarion-Ledger, Mississippi Today, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, The Jackson Advocate, MCIR, Mary Snapp, newsrooms

MCIR scores Pulitzer grant for pandemic coverage

The Pulitzer Center, the largest single funder of enterprise reporting in the United States, has awarded the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting a grant to explore the effects of the coronavirus on impoverished communities in the state.

MCIR NewsKatherine MitchellJuly 7, 2020MCIR News, Poverty and pandemic, Pulitzer center, grant, Jerry Mitchell, James Finn, Samuel Boudreau, Sarah Warnock